We're Hiring – Staff Openings & Internships!

Join our team!

This past election cycle the Asian American and Pacific Islander community turned out at historic levels but it did not happen overnight. It takes ongoing work year after year, and we must also engage voters for local municipal, county and statewide elections. We are looking for additional team members to join us in this journey.

APIAVote is hiring and expanding our staffing. We have 3 openings as we continue to seek to expand and develop local and national capacity for long-term sustainability in the area of civic participation and electoral engagement.

APIAVote envisions a society in which all Asian and Pacific Islander Americans fully participate in and have access to the democratic process.

APPLY TODAY if you believe in community building and the value of civic engagement.

• National Field Director. This senior position is responsible for creating and implementing and managing local field plans, building and sustaining long term partnerships with local and national organizations, training and building the capacity of leaders, volunteers and partners. 


• Communication and Development Director. This senior director is responsible for developing and implementing fundraising strategy plans and managing our communications and branding needs.  


• Communications Associate is an entry level position. The individual must be detail-oriented and have experience in communications, especially in executing social media strategies on multiple platforms. 


For more detailed descriptions of the openings, please go to apiavote.org/jobs. 

We will be conducting interviews on a rolling basis and will accept applications until March 17, 2021 or until filled. Please upload your resume, 2-3 references, any supporting materials and cover letter explaining why you are a good fit for the position. APIAVote provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

Intern with us this summer!

APIAVote is excited to announce openings for Summer 2021 paid interns! Asian Americans have taken center stage in American politics; from Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the first ever South Asian and Black women to serve in her role, to two new executive orders signed by President Biden, including an executive order that addressed the politicization of the Census and the under-counting of immigrants and an executive order that took on the discrimination AAPI’s have faced from COVID-19. This summer will be pivotal for AAPI communities as we work to protect and expand voting rights in state legislatures and Congress around H.R. 1, the “For The People” Act, analyzing the 2020 Census results and the 2020 AAPI turnout, and building on the infrastructure to fight dis and misinformation.

We are looking for undergraduate students or recent graduates who are seeking hands-on experience in organizing directly alongside various community groups nationwide to engage and empower AAPIs in civic involvement. The APIAVote Internship Program strives to encourage and cultivate young AAPI student leaders to explore a career in the public sector or the political arena. This internship program will also provide hands-on experience and training on how to organize and implement voter activities to increase the participation of AAPIs in the electoral process.

APIAVote is accepting Summer 2021 applications until March 19, 2021 at 11:59 pm PST. Click here to apply! If you are interested in remote, unpaid internships throughout the year, please apply as well. Our spring, fall, and winter internships are unpaid – applications are taken on a rolling basis.

Former APIAVote interns have praised the internship experience for its comprehensive approach. Just read some of the biggest lessons they learned:

“In my home state California, vote-by-mail is nothing new. In Pennsylvania, where I currently call home, vote-by-mail was introduced for the first time during the 2020 Primary Election in June. In other states, legislators are taking it to the courts to prevent people from voting-by-mail. It's been interesting to track these changes and watch for these changes, especially during our very unique circumstances in 2020 as a Presidential election year, a Census year, and a fully-fledged pandemic year. I have gained an invaluable vantage point to voting across the country, and it has enriched my perspective on how important it is to empower and mobilize the AAPI electorate through any circumstance.” — Claire Nguyen, second-generation Vietnamese American undergraduate at Penn

“Civic engagement, including the Census, is something that ultimately affects our livelihoods on a day to day basis -- it’s not only empowerment in using your voice, but makes sure the whole community is counted.” — Maya Chen, rising senior English major at Occidental College

"I think it is important to amplify AAPI voices because our voices are what makes us visible. Through this, we are able to gain recognition and access to the resources needed for our specific communities." – PaNhia Vang, rising sophomore political science major at Lawrence University 

“Seeing how each state had its own important and very different needs and how APIAVote helped these states with their individual needs really showed me just how big our AAPI community is and how important it is that we work together on issues like civic engagement.” — Sam Solemnidad, rising third year at UCLA where she’s double majoring in Political Science and Asian American Studies

“Witnessing a myriad of organizations, both local and national, fighting for various causes has inspired me to learn more about everything from Pacific Islander representation to API documentary filmmakers and more.” — Michael Messina, rising senior at Binghamton University double majoring in Political Science and Physics

(provided by  APIAVote)